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2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1085321 · 2014-07-11

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
52,287
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

NOTICED FAINT SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC, OPENED A SUNROOF TO CLEAR THE AIR. SMELL GOT WORSE IMMEDIATELY, AND THEN A HEADLINER, JUST ABOVE MY HEAD (DRIVER SIDE) STARTED SMOKE. SUNROOF STARTED CLOSING AND OPENING BY ITSELF, AND DASHBOARD SHOWED A MESSAGE THAT PARKING ASSIST NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. I PULLED IMMEDIATELY OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, FORCED THE WATER INTO HEADBOARD AND FIRE STOPPED. CALLED 911 IN WALTON COUNTY IN FLORIDA. NIGHT BEFORE WE TRIED TO TURN THE LIGHTS INSIDE, AND NOTICED THAT THEY WERE FLICKERING AND VERY WEAK. I AM NOW 800 MILES AWAY FROM HOME ON VACATION, AND CHRYSLER IS MOVING REALLY SLOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, ALREADY WAITING 5 DAYS FOR SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10609829
Machine
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